Cross House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
About Cross House Farm
Cross House Farm is a detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £570,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Cross House Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 February 2026
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Planning history
Cross House Farm has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at Cross House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
- Sept 2015Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Prior notification submission for change of use from agricultural building to residential dwelling
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2015/0636
- More recent applications — locked
- MixedAug 2023Decision
- FullDec 2019Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£570,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£570,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 5AX: £625,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in PR3 5AX
Chestnut Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Apr 2024
£453,000North Cross Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Nov 2022
£700,000Primrose Cottage, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Nov 2022
£625,000Meadow Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Feb 2020
£685,500Barton House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Jan 2018
£535,000
Versus other Barton Lane homes
Price per m²
£2,714
Street avg £2,526
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 11.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
221/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Moores Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB







